Disclaimer – Love Hina and respective characters are properties of Ken Akamatsu. This is simply a Fan Fiction, written for non-profit purposes only. Please do not distribute without the author's permission.
- Spoiler Warning -
The story takes place after chapter 121 of the manga (volume 14). BUT it occurs before chapter 122 and 123 (the epilogue/wedding)
Special Thanks goes to my two most favourite people in the world right now: The Archimage and One Man Cult. They were supporting my ideas from the beginning and even became my beta-readers. Truly good people they are! ^_^
Please review, and when doing so, please be brutal! This is my FIRST time writing and I need to know my weaknesses. Send all comments, opinions, questions, etc (heck even if you just want to talk) to: ia_si@hotmail.com
Episode 1 – Introductions and rejections
It was the definition of a dreamy pre-summer afternoon. There were students in the hallways talking about their plans for the summer, and professors preparing for the close of the semester. Corridors filled with anticipation of a fruitful summer. They were all in their own little worlds wondering about the future, and what it had in store for them. In one hallway, two beautiful ladies stood out amongst the talkative crowd.
"Naru-senpai, why are we here again?" Aoyama Motoko asked as the two of them were walking together. Motoko was not used to large groups of people and so she made sure not to stray too far from her long time friend.
"Checking out Tokyo University before actually passing the exam is sure to inspire you Motoko-chan," Narusegawa Naru replied sincerely. "It helped the three of us many times in the past when our hopes were down. Anyways, I have to hand in this assignment paper before the summer. I've got to go to room 307 to hand this in. If you want, you can go find Keitaro in room 222."
Motoko watched as Naru ran up the stairs to the third floor. She thought to herself how her senpai should not be running up the stairs in such a short skirt. The large male population around the hallway was bound to take a peek or two. A smile broke across her face.
"Keitaro probably wouldn't do anything if the other guys stare," she said quietly to herself. She realized that she too, was being stared at by a group of young male students.
She was not very fond of being with strangers, especially boys, so this fact made her blush and feel very uncomfortable.
"Room 222, room 222, room 222," Motoko screamed to herself as she ran down the hallways. "Why, of all days, did I decide to wear a dress today?" She pondered for a brief moment and allowed herself to sigh. "Although the two of them are an official couple now, I guess I wore this for Keitaro."
Motoko suddenly stopped and took a breath. She hadn't been training lately due to her studies. Her body wasn't prepared for the sudden run and she admitted to herself that she was getting really tired. Instead of running she decided to walk the rest of the distance.
"I finally found room 222," Motoko pouted. "I better fix myself before entering or else Keitaro might get some perverted ideas." She quickly straightened herself up.
She started to open the door when suddenly a man with a lot of books barged out. Motoko shouted a warning, but it was too late; the man ran into her and the tower of books scattered in all directions.
"Ahh, sorry!" said the young man as he came to his senses. He opened his eyes and realized that his head was on her chest.
"You stupid pervert!" Motoko shouted as she launched one of her punch attacks. She was very angry this time. The idea of Keitaro doing the same-old perverted things in public was unbearable to her.
"You won't go unpunished this time, Urashima! Your clumsiness will be your undoing."
"What's going on out here?" A taller man asked as he entered the hallway. "Oh, it's you Motoko-chan. What are you doing here? I bet you came here with Naru."
"Seta-san!" a surprised Motoko replied. "Ah yes! Senpai brought me along to show me the school, but she wanted to hand in an assignment so I decided to drop by. I was just about to come in when Keitaro…"
"Hi Motoko-chan."
In front of her was a man who in appearance looked similar to Seta but was much shorter. She recognized the man immediately and her face lit up with surprise.
"Keitaro?! Then who is this person here?" Motoko shouted as she pointed to the man who was picking himself off the ground.
"Ahh geez, what was the name of the truck that landed on me?"
The stranger picked himself up and began to wipe some dust off of him. He rubbed the part of his head that made initial impact with the ground. Motoko stared in disbelief at the stranger. In front of her was a man who looked a lot like Keitaro and Seta. Looking closer she realized his body was a bit more built then the two, and he also did not wear glasses like the other two. He looked 'off' Japanese. It was as though he was not originally born and raised in Japan.
"You guys know her? Then why the hell did she attack me?"
"Keitaro is the manger of an inn, now turned girls dorm, named Hinata-sou" Seta explained. "Aoyama Motoko here is a resident."
"Ahh!" The stranger realized. "So that's why you guys are so friendly with each other; it's because you live together!"
"What? That's not it at all!" Motoko finally was able to say something but she wasn't too happy. Not only did the stranger touch her in a personal area, but also was now suggesting that she and Keitaro had some perverted relationship. She quickly ran toward the stranger and was about to let loose a volley of attacks if it wasn't for the intervention of a senior professor.
"What is the meaning of this? The rules are quite simple, no fighting in the school! Get your students under control now!" the senior professor yelled at Seta.
"I am very sorry sir! I will get these two under control."
The professor left and the crowd around them died down.
"You guys are causing me a lot of trouble today" Seta said in a relaxed manner. "I just got back from Molmol a week ago so please don't get me fired so soon."
"Sorry about the trouble Seta-san" Keitaro replied. "How about you come join us for dinner tonight?"
"That would be great! Although I been back for a week, I still haven't got a house or any food." He began to laugh as he would in situations like these.
"You haven't changed, have you Seta?" Motoko commented.
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Later that day Naru was walking home from grocery shopping. Summer was coming and school was over for Keitaro, Mutsumi-san and herself today. It had been very difficult for them to get to Toudai together and yet, it had been lots of fun as well. As the many memories of past adventures flashed through her mind, she couldn't help but smile. She and Keitaro now openly share a love they would have denied only one year earlier. She was pretty sure she was happy, but she wasn't completely satisfied yet. Although it had been several months since the two of them started dating seriously, nothing much had progress beyond a kiss. The very thought of them getting to the 'middle' once made her blush immensely. They tried several times after that to try 'it' again only to have something or someone get in their way. Naru sighed and looked up at Hinata-sou in front of her. She decided that if anything was to happen she must take the initiative.
"Naru-senpai, thank goodness; you're finally here with the groceries." Shinobu, the youngest resident of Hinata-sou and residential cook, greeted Naru.
"I'm happy to see you too!" Naru sarcastically replied.
"Oh, I'm very sorry Naru-senpai. I didn't mean to be rude. It's just that when Urashima-senpai told me that Seta-san finally returned and is expected to show up for dinner…"
*Giggle* "Don't worry too much Shinobu, it's only Seta-san don't forget. He wouldn't care too much about what is on the plate as long as he has something to eat."
"Nonetheless we should prepare a proper meal for our guest Naru-senpai" Motoko stated as she entered the kitchen. "Since Seta-san is a long time friend, we should treat him with a better meal then the usual."
Naru looked at Motoko with an agreeing smile. She gave her friend a nod and prepared herself for cooking. "Alright then, let's start getting this feast together!"
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The three of them were almost done preparing dinner. Usually it would only take Shinobu to accomplish such a task, but the occasion was special. With an extra guest and the earlier incident of not having groceries soon enough, Shinobu was in a frenzy to get everything done. Naru and Motoko, seeing this, decided to help her. Naru was able to make delicious meals but had a tendency to make them not very appealing. Motoko on the other hand was only able to make simple dishes due to her lack of practice. In the end it was Shinobu who did the most.
"Shinobu, you should calm down and take a breath," Naru suggested. "The way you're moving around is making the rest of us really dizzy."
"I agree with Naru-senpai," Motoko said. "It would be very unhealthy of you to continue like that."
"I'm sorry Naru. It's just that I want to make tonight like a welcome back celebration" Shinobu said in her shy manner.
"Well, we're pretty much done!" Naru exclaimed. "Shinobu, you should take it easy now. We should talk about something else besides Seta and cooking."
"What do you suggest Naru-senpai?"
"I know exactly what. Let's talk about what happened today with you Motoko!"
"What?! What happened with me today? What do you know?"
"Everything. Keitaro told me every single detail of you and Kenichi"
"What's a Kenichi? Is it delicious?" Su Kaolla, the second youngest female resident appeared out from a secret hole on the ceiling.
"Yeah, who is Kenichi?" Sara McDougal, the young adopted daughter of Seta followed her friend Kaolla out of the hole.
"You two stay out of this," Motoko snapped at them. "His name is Kenichi?! You know that pervert?"
"I met him last week when he was help moving things for Seta-san. I thought he would be just another one of Seta's students so I didn't bother to introduce myself although he seemed very interested to get to know me. I thought he was trying to suggest something but it turns out that he is a very good friend of Keitaro. When Keitaro told me the whole event this morning I couldn't help but laugh."
"Motoko-senpai, does this mean you have a boyfriend?" Shinobu asks innocently.
"NO! What woman in the right mind would fall in love with a perv…"
"Ahem. Seta should be here soon"
"Who…"
Everyone turned around to see who just entered the conversation. It was Haruka leaning against the kitchen door. There was definitely something different about her. She was wearing casual clothing and had a very feminine look to her. Her voice was softer then normal and she had the radiance of a beautiful mature woman. For once, she did not have a cigarette in her mouth. Something must have happened between her and Seta to change her like that. Right behind her were Konno Mitsune and Otohime Mutsumi.
"Ara Ara. Everyone is here already."
"Hi everyone," Naru greeted. "Haruka-san, when did you get back?"
"I am Seta's wife now thanks to you guys, so naturally Sara and I came back with him last week. I've been at the teahouse though, just cleaning and organizing things there. Before I knew it a week has passed by. Of course I'm not surprised seeing how the two workers of the teahouse tend to eat and drink a lot."
Mitsune and Mutsumi looked at each other sheepishly and giggled at their slip-up.
"Hey everyone, I finally got here!" Seta yelled to get everyone's attention. "Does anyone have a band-aid? I had a car accident on the way here and I think I injured myself."
"Seta-san!" Everyone was happy that the main guest has finally arrived. They all left the kitchen area and proceeded to the front lobby.
"Seta, where's Keitaro?" Naru asked.
"He's outside helping to move some things. But anyways, how's the food today? I'm starving."
Motoko and Shinobu looked at each other and realized that dinner wasn't completely finished yet and the table wasn't set. They went back to the kitchen and broke down the two chores between them. Shinobu finished up the cooking where as Motoko took the plates and bowls and headed out to set the table. Of all the people she expected to see, he was the last of them.
"You! The pervert from before!" Motoko glared at the man whom she meant only today. She dropped the plates and quickly grabbed her sword.
"Oh yeah, you live here don't you." Kenichi gave her a smile that quickly melted away with fear as he noticed the sword in Motoko's hands.
"What the hell?!"
Kenichi ran for his life with Motoko in quick pursuit. She had her sword up and her eyes suggested a power unknown to most. The blade had a glint of readiness. 'Why is this happening to me?' Kenichi thought to himself. 'What did I do? And I just met this girl today. Oh my luck.' The terrified Kenichi ran to the lobby, hoping that someone would help save his life. Luckily, Keitaro was there, putting down some heavy boxes.
"I think these are gifts for everyone from Seta and Haruka," Keitaro said. "We'll go through them after dinner. I'm pretty hungry so…"
"Ahh! Keitaro, make this kendo girl stop trying to kill me!"
Kenichi runs behind Keitaro's back keeping his eyes on Motoko to make sure she would not attack him anyways.
"Come out and fight me like a warrior," Motoko yelled.
"Warrior? I just got here and you want me to be a warrior?" Kenichi gave her an awkward face only to provoke her even more.
"That's it! You must face death!"
"Hold on a second, Motoko-chan," Naru interrupted. She and Keitaro looked at each other and agreed on something. "Although whatever Kenichi had done may have made you really angry, he is our guest tonight and so we should treat him like one. Am I right Motoko-chan?"
Without saying anything, Motoko lowered her sword and walked back toward the mess she made when she dropped the plates. Her attitude wasn't pleasant and that made the residents uneasy. They all turned around and looked at the man whom Motoko was so frantically set on killing. Kenichi noticed this and quickly fixed his posture and clothing.
"Hi everyone. My name is Arai Kenichi."
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"Hahaha good story, Kenichi," Seta laughed. "And this meal is excellent. Thanks everyone."
"Someone would have to feed you anyway, Seta," Haruka commented.
"Sara, Motoko hasn't said anything all of dinner," Kaolla whispered to her friend.
"And look at her, she looks like she could blow up at anytime," Sara quietly replied.
"Maybe she ate something funny," Mutsumi entered the conversation suddenly.
"Ahhh! Don't do that turtle girl!"
Kenichi looked around the table and gave a sigh. "Keitaro, you have got to be the luckiest guy on the planet. You have a cute girlfriend, cute residents, and an especially cute chef."
He waves happily at Shinobu who was serving seconds to Seta. She blushed madly and began to run to the kitchen.
Motoko exploded with rage. "I promised that I'll treat you like a guest but that was unacceptable!" She took out her sword and placed it against his neck.
"Settle down Motoko-chan. I am quite sure Kenichi is only trying to be polite," Seta said.
"How about we change the topic," Mutsumi suggested.
"I agree. How about you tell us what area of Japan you come from," Mitsune asked slyly. "It wouldn't happen to be near here would it?"
"Eh? Actually not at all," Kenichi replied nervously.
"He's from America," Keitaro stated. "Although both his parents are Japanese, he was born American."
Everyone looked at disbelief at Kenichi not knowing whether to believe Keitaro or not.
"We, that is Seta and I, met him on one of our expedition trips when we were in America."
"He saved our lives on our last hunt and so we owe him a lot," Seta said.
Mutsumi, Kaolla, and Tama began to huddle together to discuss something.
"What is it?" Keitaro questioned
"Since Kenichi is from America…could that explain the weird energy inside Kenichi?" Mutsumi asked.
Keitaro, Seta, and Kenichi look at each other and began to laugh hysterically. Everyone else was left wondering if their male friends had gone mad.
Motoko was especially uneasy. 'Weird energy?' She thought to herself. 'I should be able to sense that kind of thing. Why can't I? What can this possibly mean?'
Kenichi quickly got everyone's attention as he explained how he got to Japan.
"So anyways, I left for Japan because I had nothing left in America," he said with a smile. "It took awhile to get here because I don't like planes and decided to take a boat instead. When I got here I heard that Keitaro and Seta went off on some journey for Toudai or something, so I floated from job to job, apartment to apartment. My memory is really poor so I would always get fired, and kicked out of apartments for missing the rent pay. Luckily last week I ran into Seta while searching for a new apartment. He offered to let me stay with him."
"The problem is that we don't have a place to stay either," Seta said. He looked at Haruka and then Keitaro. "So what Keitaro and I have decided is that until we find a proper home for ourselves, Sara, Haruka, and I will be living in the teahouse.
"What about us?!" Mitsune shouted. She looked at Mutsumi who did not see the troubles in the situation.
"Ara ara."
"You guys will have to move back to Hinata-sou," Keitaro stated. "Mutsumi will have to double up with someone."
"And as for Kenichi…" Seta looks at Kenichi and then at Keitaro.
"Kenichi will stay here with us until he finds a proper home," Keitaro said.
"Eh? Really?" Kenichi was in shock of the turn of events. He was not the only one in shock however.
"Absolutely not!!!" Motoko yelled. Her eyes glowed with rage.
"Well, it would be great if I could just stay here for a short while." Kenichi looks around the room and noticed all the females. "I didn't think I would ever be able to stay in an all girls dormitory."
"I could never accept your stay here!" Motoko stood up and waved her fist around. An anger vein was growing at the side of her head.
"That's not very polite… I am the manager's friend after all."
"I could care less! Excluding our manger, this is an all girls dormitory. I would never allow another pervert stay here, even for a day!"
Mitsune grabs Motoko before she could start to attack. "Calm down."
"I'm sorry Motoko," Keitaro apologized. "But this is not your decision to make. As manager of this dormitory, I insist that Kenichi stay here with us."
Kaolla jumps out of her seat and delivers a crushing kick to Keitaro's head. "Why are you being so cool all of a sudden Keitaro?"
"Urashima, you can't be serious," Motoko remarked.
"I am afraid I am. Seta and I owe him a lot and this is the least we can do until he gets on his feet and gets into Tokyo University."
"Tokyo University?!" Everyone shouted.
"You mean he isn't a student yet?"
"No he isn't, Naru," Seta said. "His goal had always been that since Keitaro told him about it."
"Haha, after all the stories of how he found happiness with Naru, I knew I had to try to get in." Keitaro and Naru blushed immensely. "Unfortunately, ever since I got here I haven't the time to sit down and study. This would give me the chance that I need."
"Maybe you can join up with us, Kenichi!" Kaolla shouted. "Me, Shinobu, and Motoko formed a ronin study group to get into Toudai!"
"Wow, that would be great!"
"No!" Motoko screamed. She stood up and gave Kenichi a hard punch across the face. Everyone expected him to fly across the room, only to see him tilt to his side a bit.
"Ouch! That hurt a lot," Kenichi exclaimed while rubbing his cheek.
"Wow, that was impressive," Mitsune commented. "I wonder why he didn't go flying like Keitaro usually does.
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Shinobu cleared the tables and was preparing to wash the dishes. Although everyone complimented on her excellent cooking skills, she felt very sad. That day was meant to be a day of happiness and celebration. She wanted it to be that and so she worked hard to make everyone happy. She allowed herself to sigh. Now they have another male resident and to top it off Motoko said that he was a big pervert. But memories began to come back to Shinobu. 'Wasn't Keitaro-senpai just like that?' she thought to herself. 'Maybe I should try to be nice to him.'
"Hey there, Shinobu is it?" Kenichi walks into the kitchen. After all the arguing and fighting between him and Motoko, Shinobu was surprised to not see bruises and cuts.
"I'm sorry, I'm not particularly strong with names."
"Ah yes, my name is Maehara Shinobu. It is a pleasure to meet you, Kenichi-san."
"Please don't treat me like I'm special, just Kenichi will be fine. May I help you do the dishes?"
"Ah?! Umm usually I do the dishes by myself."
"Don't worry too much about it. As long as I am a resident here, I should help out wherever I can."
After several minutes the two of them had cleaned most of the dishes.
"What are you trying to do to her?!" Motoko yelled as she walked into the kitchen.
"Ahh! I'm trying to do nothing! I only wanted to help out."
"Lies! Quick death is the answer." Motoko sword was placed against his neck.
"Motoko-senpai! I was really tired and if it wasn't for senpai's help, I probably would not have been able to finish cleaning up."
*Sigh* "Fine, you can go. But watch yourself!"
"Are we done here Shinobu?"
"I'll finish up what's left here. It's not a lot so I will be alright by myself."
"Okay I'll see you later." Kenichi leaves the kitchen, nervously keeping his eyes on Motoko the whole time.
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Otohime Mutsumi was walking around Hinata-sou looking for something to do. On most days she would either study or help out at the teahouse, but both were not attractive to her at that moment. The place was usually sprawling with activities but it seemed very quiet for some reason. Tama-chan, the residential hot spring turtle, flew by and landed on her back. She was glad she had lots of friends here at Hinata-sou. It took much of her troubles away. Mutsumi was wondering about the new resident, Arai Kenichi. She detected a strange energy inside him, but the others just laughed it off. Oddly enough, he looked vaguely like Keitaro without his glasses. She decided the best thing to do was to find Kenichi and to figure out what his personality was like.
"Tama-chan, do you know where he is?"
"Myuu myuu"
"He's heading this way you say?"
"Look out!!!" Kenichi screamed.
*Tiyuu tiyuu* Laser noises could be heard. Kenichi comes out of a door wearing a whole bunch of equipment around him. To top it off he was carrying a large gun of some kind.
"What are you doing Kenichi-chan?"
"Oh hi, Mutsumi-san! Kaolla and Sara wanted to play a game with me. It is a lot like Laser Tag back at home so I thought I could give it a try. But it seems that these guns of Kaolla actually spew out real lasers and they give you quite the shock if you're not wearing protective gear."
*Tiyuu tiyuu* "He's in here Kaolla!"
"I got you now, Kenichi!"
*Tiyuu tiyuu*
"Ara…ara…" Mutsumi gasped as she was accidentally shot.
"STOP…stop…time out!" Kenichi took Mutsumi in his arms. "Are you alright Mutsumi? I'm so sorry you got hit."
"I'm okay Arai-kun."
She placed her palm against the side of his face. He blushed immensely as she gave him a very innocent look.
"Umm, Mutsumi-san, are you alright?"
"You remind me of little Keitaro, back when we were children. I'm okay. You can go play with Kaolla and Sara again. I'll be fine Arai-kun."
"You sure? Okay I'm going now." Kenichi looked at her with a sincere smile. He picked up his gun and pointed it at Kaolla.
"You guys are dead now!" He charged at them letting off a group of laser shots.
Mutsumi picks herself off the ground and wiped the dust off of her. "Ara ara."
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"So Mutsumi agreed to double up with Mitsune and Kenichi will be in my room. Sara also said that she wanted to stay with Kaolla, leaving Seta and Haruka alone." Keitaro and Naru were having a peaceful talk in Naru's room.
"Where will you be sleeping then Keitaro?"
"Probably outside on the couch. It's not a big problem."
Naru looked at Keitaro and reminisced. Almost four years ago Keitaro came to this place a lot like Kenichi did today. If it weren't for Keitaro, Kenichi would have been kicked out. Back then; if it weren't for Haruka, Keitaro would have been kicked out.
The man in front of her wasn't the same man in the beginning though. He's changed and she had fallen deeper in love with him every single time he improved.
"Keitaro…"
"Yes Narusegawa?"
"How about you stay here with me tonight?"
Her face was deep red and she knew it. She felt the heat all around her head, making her dizzy and light-headed. Keitaro stood up and was slowly approaching her.
"Watch out for that rug!" It was too late, Keitaro slipped and crash-landed right on top of her.
"Narusegawa…are you okay with that?" His hand was now around her waist, and his mouth was very near her neck. Each breath he took made Naru tingle with sensation.
"Ah…Keitaro…you shouldn't…be so close…"
"Narusegawa…I can't…help myself…"
"Hey guys! What's with this hole…AHH!" Kenichi realized what he was witnessing as he was hanging on the side of the hole.
"You peeping pervert!" Naru got up and was blazing with anger.
"Narusegawa, he didn't mean to…" Keitaro was silenced with one of Naru's famous punches.
"Now it's your turn you pervert!" Naru made a made dash for the hole and let unleash a powerful kick. Kenichi; however, dropped down to the bottom floor and her kick missed by several inches. Naru didn't expect this to happen and fell down the hole too.
"Catch her, Kenichi!" Naru fell safely into his arms. He placed her down and quickly took several steps back.
"I'm so sorry Naru! I really didn't mean to catch you two doing…uhh…"
"Hmmph!" Naru turned her back to Kenichi and proceeded to walk out the room. Keitaro dropped down from Naru's room and sat himself near his table.
"You got quite the lady to yourself there, Keitaro," Kenichi said with a snicker.
"I thought the same thing to when I first got here. Trust me, she has her cute side too. One time she… Hey!" Kenichi was rummaging through Keitaro's closet and found several things that he should not have.
"She lets you look at these dirty things?!" Kenichi was wide-eyed with what he was looking at.
"Yes…I mean no…Give them back!" Keitaro chased Kenichi around the room hoping to get his magazines back.
"Haha you're quite the pervert aren't you friend?"
"You should talk…How about you hand them to me if you're so proper!"
Naru was standing outside of Keitaro's door. 'What would have happened if Kenichi did not show up?' she wondered to herself.
*Sigh* "They are awfully loud in there," Naru said as she was listening into their conversation.
"Naru-senpai, what are you doing out here?" Shinobu asked. She was carrying a tray of snacks and tea.
"I, umm, was just leaving here," Naru answered quickly. "Shinobu…what do you think of Kenichi?"
"He's…well he is very nice," Shinobu replied sincerely with a smile on her face. "He helped me do the dishes today, although I did not ask him too. If you will excuse me Naru-senpai."
Shinobu gently knocked on the door and slowly walked in. She found the two exchanging funny stories that had happened to them in the past.
"Umm, I have brought tea and snacks for you, senpai."
Kenichi stood up and fixed himself up. "I would like it very much if you and Naru joined us for the tea and snacks."
"Umm, thank you for the invitation, Kenichi," Naru said. "I accept, but you better keep this good behaviour of yours that you've got going on now."
Kenichi gave an honest smile seeing that he wasn't fooling anyone. "I'll try my best."
"Can I join you guys too?" Mitsune was at the door behind Naru. She was holding a box full of sake and beer. "I brought a bunch of drinks so we can have a real party." She took a nice long look at Kenichi, which left him really nervous.
"Is she always like this?" He whispered to Keitaro.
"You'll get used to it," Keitaro replied with a laugh.
"Party, party, party!" Kaolla, Sara, and Mutsumi appeared from a side hole that wasn't noticeable earlier.
"What the…haha, I think I'm going to like this place," Kenichi laughed.
Motoko was passing by Keitaro's room, which was now Kenichi's temporary room. She was on the looking out to make sure Kenichi wasn't doing something perverted again. To her surprise everyone was having a party in his room.
"Hey kendo girl, would you like to join us?" Kenichi asked. Motoko turned away and continued on walking.
"Wait a second!" He got up and ran after Motoko. "I need to talk to you!"
Motoko turned around to face him. They were in the hallway now, having a good look at each other for once. Kenichi was just slightly taller then Motoko, which struck Motoko odd since she was a very tall girl.
"What ever it is that you want to say, I don't want to hear it." She turned around again and began to walk away.
"Just give me a chance here!" He grabbed her hand. "I only wanted to say that I am sorry and that I did not want those bad things to happen to you. I know that you don't like me very much but that doesn't mean we have to start off the wrong way. I'm not expecting you to forgive me today but I hope these hard feelings won't last forever."
Motoko was in shock. 'A perverted guy like him actually manages to apologize?' she thought to herself. She faced him again; her face was blushing as she remembered that her hand was still with his.
"Fine…I'll accept your apology, but let go of my hand." Kenichi looks down and forgot that they were still holding hands.
"Ahh…sorry, I forgot about that." His face quickly turned deep red. "Will you join us for the party?"
"Very well." Motoko looked at him with a face that held no more anger.
'Maybe he isn't so bad after all,' she thought.
"After you," Kenichi motioned her to go first.
"Umm…thank you." The two of them walked backed to the room. They were entering the room when something caught Motoko's eye.
"Watch out for that can," Motoko warned Kenichi.
"What can…Ahh!" Kenichi fell and landed face first into Motoko's chest.
"Ara ara!"
"Haha…this party keeps on getting better and better!" Mitsune shouted.
"Argh! To think I forgave you!" Motoko screamed. "Hiken Zankuusen!"
"I am so sorry!"
End Episode 1
Author's Comments
Haha yep this is my new hobby – writing. And since I am crazy about Love Hina, I decided to place my energy into a Love Hina fanfic. I can honestly say that this project almost got scrapped. Why? Two words, Mary-Sue. I was worried that you guys, the readers, would think that I was just trying to live out my fantasy. But thanks to One Man Cult (for his words of wisdom) and the time I spent in February redesigning Kenichi, I decided to go ahead anyways and write this story. So here is a question that I would like to have answered – do you like original characters in fanfics, and if you don't then what would it take to make a character like-able? Email your responses please.